Fact: Forrest was in command at Ft. Pillow, period, 100% his responsibility.
Fact: The attacking Confederates suffered 14 killed and 86 wounded.
Fact: The defending, fortified, Union force lost 231 killed and 100 wounded.
14 attackers killed, 231 defenders killed yet the number of wounded is nearly the same on both sides.
What’s your opinion about the business of the colored troops on the wall, and the white troops in the bombproofs?
Fact: Forrest was in command at Ft. Pillow, period, 100% his responsibility.
Fact: The attacking Confederates suffered 14 killed and 86 wounded.
Fact: The defending, fortified, Union force lost 231 killed and 100 wounded.
14 attackers killed, 231 defenders killed yet the number of wounded is nearly the same on both sides.
FACT: Forrest tried to stop it.
Read Shelby Foote’s account of this battle.
What source are you using for those numbers? I have seen estimates from 50% - 79% Union casualties. Varies by source.